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be careful. >> thanks, bob. appreciate it. >> this week i paid a visit to blackrock's trading floor. first time cnbc has been allowed access there, in fact. we got their outlook for 2013. blackrock president robert kapito oversees the firms as pepts here is what he said about the fiscal cliff and beyond. >> when you say they will take it to a crisis, does that mean we go over the fiscal cliff? >> there is a very high likelihood that it does or be at 11:59 on december 31st with a lot of hoopla. but the reality is, in some form or another, tax rate will go up. there is a going to be a conclusion to this. even if it waits until the last minute. even if it is in january, what it means is slow growth. it may mean that we lose the entire first quarter because everybody is still worrying and talking about the issue. and here we go, clients again, underinvested at a time when they need to be invested. >> if they just kick the can down the road, is that good enough? >> uncertainties r's always the worst thing. there is n
be careful. >> thanks, bob. appreciate it. >> this week i paid a visit to blackrock's trading floor. first time cnbc has been allowed access there, in fact. we got their outlook for 2013. blackrock president robert kapito oversees the firms as pepts here is what he said about the fiscal cliff and beyond. >> when you say they will take it to a crisis, does that mean we go over the fiscal cliff? >> there is a very high likelihood that it does or be at 11:59 on december...
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bob corker was on our air earlier today, senator from tennessee and said tax rates ought to go up, then we fight about entitlement accounts and the debt limit. i think that's where we are. one thing we need to see from the white house is some sign of what they are willing to give speaker bainer to bring his caucus along on tax rates in terms of entitlement reforms. can't be for nothing. boehner has to be able to tell his members, that i'm getting a good deal, if you raise taxes for people at the top. >> okay, john, thank you very much. >>> in the meantime, if those negotiations fail, are the markets ready to handle a fall off the face fiscal cliff? joining us, david, great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> hold on, thelma. hold on louise. can will markets handle it? >> i think we can handle it. it seems to me that washington has a way of doing business and washington will continue to change the way -- or continue to do business the way they have always done it. where is us and wall street, we have to change the way we do business. >> so you don't see a big crash in markets as a fall
bob corker was on our air earlier today, senator from tennessee and said tax rates ought to go up, then we fight about entitlement accounts and the debt limit. i think that's where we are. one thing we need to see from the white house is some sign of what they are willing to give speaker bainer to bring his caucus along on tax rates in terms of entitlement reforms. can't be for nothing. boehner has to be able to tell his members, that i'm getting a good deal, if you raise taxes for people at...
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. >> bob pisani is here this morning more on what's moving. hey, bob? >> let you know about an ipo pricing down here, pbf energy here operation 20.5 million shares at 26. this looks ready to open at 28. the book is frozen right now so that means that the -- the specialist you can the dmm here has indicated the final price is in, it looks like pbf is going to open right now at $28, one of two ipos down that are priced today, solarcity pricing over on the nasdaq that is not yet open. get to more on that shortly. guys, mentioning when will the bond bubble burr president? big topic overnight that i was getting, at least. the feds actually yesterday, yields spiking up, reignited this debate. remember, this was the big call at this time last year, 2012, the year the bond bubble burst. by the way, it hasn't abated. it has continued into the fourth quarter of this year, despite other people's predictions. seen continue outflows in stock mutual funds, the call for 2012 the wrong call, reignited, you mentioned ray dal yo, dave rubenstein talked about how the next
. >> bob pisani is here this morning more on what's moving. hey, bob? >> let you know about an ipo pricing down here, pbf energy here operation 20.5 million shares at 26. this looks ready to open at 28. the book is frozen right now so that means that the -- the specialist you can the dmm here has indicated the final price is in, it looks like pbf is going to open right now at $28, one of two ipos down that are priced today, solarcity pricing over on the nasdaq that is not yet open....
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let's get out to bob. let's get out to rick. first, i want to ask you, bob, how much of this is due to the fed as opposed to the fiscal cliff. >> i'm not discounting the fiscal cliff but i think a lot of this is sell on the news related to the federal reserve. we have seen this news before. remember, take a look at the s&p 500. i don't think it is a coincidence we hit the highs of year september 14th. that's the day after the fed meeting when they announced quantitative ease meetings. they bought into the fed meeting then started selling immediately after. we saw thmovie before and they e doing this before. two months high on the dow jones industrial, a two-month chart of the dow jones industrial average, and you will see. there are the highs. and we are drifting lower here. i put more of this on sell on the news of the fed. spike and bond yields got a lot of e-mails talking about inflation in 2013. this has not been a successful trade but number of the etfs exist out there. spider gold trust with the classic hedge against infla
let's get out to bob. let's get out to rick. first, i want to ask you, bob, how much of this is due to the fed as opposed to the fiscal cliff. >> i'm not discounting the fiscal cliff but i think a lot of this is sell on the news related to the federal reserve. we have seen this news before. remember, take a look at the s&p 500. i don't think it is a coincidence we hit the highs of year september 14th. that's the day after the fed meeting when they announced quantitative ease meetings....
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bob corker will join us yet. will we go over the fiscal cliff. >> plus, apple official lofficit weekly loss since 2010. we're going to get your technical analysis still ahead. you won't take my life. you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but...
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i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> ever since the horrific hurricane sandy rolled through the northeast wrecking everything in its path, i've been telling you that there are two sides to this natural disaster coin. on the one side, of course, most terrible, sandy was an absolutely horrible human tragedy. caused tens of billions of dollars worth of property damage. the flip side is that the superstorm could turn out to be an economic shot in the arm for the northeast and the entire country because it was that bad. because of all the ruined property. houses, cars. we've mentioned cars already. you name it. it needs to be replaced. and tonight i've got another company involved in the rebuild after sandy. this time it's a little diff
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brian, back to you. >> bob, thank you very much. now over to rick santelli is the cme for dollar and bond reaction to the fed. rick, before you give us just the numbers. i guess, then, what we just heard from the fed is this. if unemployment never goes below 6.5% again, we're going to have a quarter percent, 25 basis point fed funds forever. >> basically, they president doed tdo -- they adopted the evans rule, so chicago has to take some responsibility. they might as well have tied it to the orbit of venus because they're not impacting that any more than they are the unemployment rate. it will be around forever. let's look at the markets. they may not be around forever. if we look at what was impacted the most, start at currencies. if you look at the dollar/yen. the dollar/yen was around 83.10 before. it went down knee jerk and came back and is now even higher on top of an overnight run on the dollar because they expected qe4. it's a race to see if they can buy more lumber futures for printing currency between the japanese and the a
brian, back to you. >> bob, thank you very much. now over to rick santelli is the cme for dollar and bond reaction to the fed. rick, before you give us just the numbers. i guess, then, what we just heard from the fed is this. if unemployment never goes below 6.5% again, we're going to have a quarter percent, 25 basis point fed funds forever. >> basically, they president doed tdo -- they adopted the evans rule, so chicago has to take some responsibility. they might as well have tied...
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bob, you go first this time? >> look, it's very tough of the company has a right to ask stores to stay open, franchisees to stay open. they need to increase their numbers. they were good last year. >> open thanksgiving. >> up 2%, helped a little bit. people who want to stay with their family should not be forced to do so. subtle pressure on franchisees to do it, put pressure on franchisees to coin. i'm not sure mcdonald's needs that image. >> i think it's terrible. people who object to it should refuse to enter mcdonald's, not just on christmas day but the entire week around christmas. send them the message we think christmas is important and we're not going to let them force employees to do this. >> john carney, they have tarnished the golden arches a bit in your opinion. thanks, guys. appreciate it. in the next hour herb greenberg will reveal the worst ceo of the year. that's coming up on st. petersburg at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. thanks, guys. back at 2:00. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what
bob, you go first this time? >> look, it's very tough of the company has a right to ask stores to stay open, franchisees to stay open. they need to increase their numbers. they were good last year. >> open thanksgiving. >> up 2%, helped a little bit. people who want to stay with their family should not be forced to do so. subtle pressure on franchisees to do it, put pressure on franchisees to coin. i'm not sure mcdonald's needs that image. >> i think it's terrible....
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and bob, where has the money flow been? are you having any expectations of where the leadership in this market is in 2013? is this the same group, sam? >> no. i think what we're seeing first off is a muted v-shape recovery. where the bottom's occurring arounded the globe by the end of this year, first quarter of next. our belief is that we're likely to see growth by the industrials which traditionally or at least in the recent past have been underperformers. but have held up well during the most recent selloff. we still like consumer discretionary. they're getting pricey, but we think there's good stek kals behind them. and our belief is that here good growth, major pharmaceuticals likely to be improving their drug pipelines in the years ahead. and so in a sense you go cyclical as you enter into '13. >> the industrial move up is on the china has bottomed play. which is very, very prevalent and very popular right now. it's still kind of -- the jury is still out, but they're definitely buying recently in china. elsewhere you
and bob, where has the money flow been? are you having any expectations of where the leadership in this market is in 2013? is this the same group, sam? >> no. i think what we're seeing first off is a muted v-shape recovery. where the bottom's occurring arounded the globe by the end of this year, first quarter of next. our belief is that we're likely to see growth by the industrials which traditionally or at least in the recent past have been underperformers. but have held up well during...
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bob pisani, thanks so much. back to you. >> we've gotten the word electric washington, now the street. chief global strategist and senior portfolio manager at huntington asset managers. i came down here fairly optimistic, seemed to believe something would get done. we've spoken to three or four congressmen, especially in the house, they are far apart. lee terry from nebraska said, guess what, my constituents have no interest in giving in to a tax hike. >> clearly what you're hearing is sort of where we've been for some time now, a portion of the house elected in uncompetitive districts see really no reason to compromise with the other side and leave aside the philosophical differences for the two. how these two come together in the next couple of weeks is really something that remains to be seen. we know taxes are going up. the question is by how much the spending side of things. you're simply not going to get republicans to vote in favor of a tax increase unless they are given something. >> i don't understand w
bob pisani, thanks so much. back to you. >> we've gotten the word electric washington, now the street. chief global strategist and senior portfolio manager at huntington asset managers. i came down here fairly optimistic, seemed to believe something would get done. we've spoken to three or four congressmen, especially in the house, they are far apart. lee terry from nebraska said, guess what, my constituents have no interest in giving in to a tax hike. >> clearly what you're hearing...
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i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >>> welcome back. intercontinental exchange and nyse are lower today at news of their $8 million merger. >> you get it, cold as ice? >> bob gets it. >> we never hesitate to play an old rock song from the '70s. i.c.e. is down 2.7%. i'll tell you why this is important. because you get a multiple of ice for your nyse shares, .17 shares of i.c.e., plus a tax component. as i.c.e. goes down, the money the nyse shareholders will get goes down. i.c.e. does not pay a dividend, but the nyse does. i.c.e. did commit to paying a dividend yesterday, $3 must know million is what they committed. that's very good news for nyse share hold erts. the second thing is, 28% premium for nyse shareholders. that premium is based on some significant cost energies. that's a fancy word for generally head count reduction. they were talking about $300 million in additional cost reduction on top of what they're already doing. so a lot of my friends up hstai at the nyse a little nervous about what that means for 2013. guys, back to yo
i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >>> welcome back. intercontinental exchange and nyse are lower today at news of their $8 million merger. >> you get it, cold as ice? >> bob gets it. >> we never hesitate to play an old rock song from the '70s. i.c.e. is down 2.7%. i'll tell you why this is important. because you get a multiple of ice for your nyse shares, .17 shares of i.c.e., plus a tax component. as i.c.e. goes down, the money the nyse shareholders will get goes...
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i'm here with bob and michael once again. bob, we will start with you. up 75 point on the dow jones. we still have the fed news conference to go, though. >> yeah, here is what is important. there is a tug-of-war going on between the stock market and book market. stocks love stimulus. infinite for stimulus. stim lut infinity. if you look at major sectors. big global gloej areas. industrials, materials, all of your energy stocks. all are kind of moving to the upside today. here is the problem. the bond mark set scared to death of the inflation implications of what the fed is doing today. so if you look at bond yields you will see a big move up in bond yields. if you look at the dollar, the dollar weakened because of course, stimulus means of course cheaper dollar over all. there is a real tug-of-war going on between the stock and bond market. >> we were talking earlier that bond market sees there is a finish line. once we have numbers pegged, they say, rates aren't going to be low forever. if the bond market sees unemployment at 6% or 6.99%, you have seen
i'm here with bob and michael once again. bob, we will start with you. up 75 point on the dow jones. we still have the fed news conference to go, though. >> yeah, here is what is important. there is a tug-of-war going on between the stock market and book market. stocks love stimulus. infinite for stimulus. stim lut infinity. if you look at major sectors. big global gloej areas. industrials, materials, all of your energy stocks. all are kind of moving to the upside today. here is the...
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in 30 minutes, senator bob corker and kent conrad. and at 9:00 eastern, representative scott garrett and sander levin. remember "squawk on the street." >> that's right. "squawk on the street" we have a lot to come, as well. the two senators we're talking with next, two members of the gang of eight now. we'll talk to them. guys we'll send it back to you right now. >> great. thanks, guys. appreciate that. we are now, though, going to flip it over to phil lebeau who is in new york and he's got breaking news. >> as expected we knew that delta was in negotiations to buy 49% stake in virgin atlantic. the deal has been completed. the price is $360 million for that delta will increase its access to heathrow. that's really the key here. 31 daily nonstop flights. that's all part of what goes between the uk and north america for virgin atlantic. the brand remains, guys. make that clear here. the virgin atlantic brand does not go away. what changes is that delta has a 49% stake in the company. there's going to be a press conference later this mor
in 30 minutes, senator bob corker and kent conrad. and at 9:00 eastern, representative scott garrett and sander levin. remember "squawk on the street." >> that's right. "squawk on the street" we have a lot to come, as well. the two senators we're talking with next, two members of the gang of eight now. we'll talk to them. guys we'll send it back to you right now. >> great. thanks, guys. appreciate that. we are now, though, going to flip it over to phil lebeau who...
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>> we've got bob from s&p capital iq. steven wood and gordon shallop. great to have you all on the show. you normally get the priority of speaking first. what are you doing right now? >> right now we're anticipating for volatility. we knew it was going to be a volatile fourth quarter. there's a lot of policy induced volatility. that said, the economy in the united states has not changed that much. it's grinding along. that recovery we've been talking about for a long time. so it's measurably positive, not robustly positive. that's kind of doing battle with just about offsetting some of the policy risk. >> the fear is all that changes if we go over the cliff. >> it would. right now the forecast is there's some compromise. there's a short-term compromise. they buy time. and they use that to get the silhouette of a grand bargain. if they use the time well, the markets could like that. if we do go off the cliff, that's 8% of gdp. >> what's your expectation, bob? >> we put out a research saying the fiscal cliff was going to consume investors' attention until
>> we've got bob from s&p capital iq. steven wood and gordon shallop. great to have you all on the show. you normally get the priority of speaking first. what are you doing right now? >> right now we're anticipating for volatility. we knew it was going to be a volatile fourth quarter. there's a lot of policy induced volatility. that said, the economy in the united states has not changed that much. it's grinding along. that recovery we've been talking about for a long time. so...
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i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; and blood clots in the legs. common side effects include skin redness or irritation where applied, increased
i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or...
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plus, we have bob from jones day who specializes in wall street deal making. jeff, it is ammo on wall street to do things behind closed doors. you don't want word to get out on the negotiations. it gets too messy. >> right. i wouldn't advocate for a lot of people to do what wall street does. one thing you can say is they've helped facilitate thousands of mna deals this year. they've figured something out with these transactions. the deals that are most successful have the better chance of success are the ones that you negotiate behind closed doors, not the ones that turn into hostile battles and spill out into public, which is what we're seeing noup. >> i understand that, but at the same time, what wh are we going to have a deal already? people are so frustrated by this. we've had 13 months to think about. now we're down to 26 days. bob, can you really make a deal on the fiscal cliff when the negotiation is out in public? do you think we'll get a deal done? that's what everybody wants to know. >> if everybody thinks we ought to get to a deal, we'll get to a de
plus, we have bob from jones day who specializes in wall street deal making. jeff, it is ammo on wall street to do things behind closed doors. you don't want word to get out on the negotiations. it gets too messy. >> right. i wouldn't advocate for a lot of people to do what wall street does. one thing you can say is they've helped facilitate thousands of mna deals this year. they've figured something out with these transactions. the deals that are most successful have the better chance of...
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we did, bob. we did. got it. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there's world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabulous but i give florida the edge. right after mississippi. you mean alabama. say louisiana or there's no dessert. this invitation is brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. >>> good evening bertha. >> good evening. hopefully it will be averted. the di
we did, bob. we did. got it. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our...
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it's a sad story, bob. >> it is a sad story but very important. we focused a lot on the income tax, capital gains rate, dividends tax. this is huge for the wealthy. right now, you can give up to $10 million per couple to friends, heirs, whatever and then the tax kicks in. next year, that drops to $1 million and the rate goes from 35% to 55%. if you have a large estate, this is a huge amount of money. what's happening is you have all these wealthy families transferring millions, billions of dollars probably to their heirs in advance of this tax increase. >> in the next couple of weeks. >> it's happening right -- i've talked to trust and estate attorneys who have no time to talk to me because they're doing so many transactions for these people. >> i was reading, the president's estate tax idea, he doesn't want to go back to 35% and $5 million single, $10 million married. he wants 45% and a $1 million exemption. what i'm suggesting is either way, people are right to do what they're doing because they have the best break they're going to get right now
it's a sad story, bob. >> it is a sad story but very important. we focused a lot on the income tax, capital gains rate, dividends tax. this is huge for the wealthy. right now, you can give up to $10 million per couple to friends, heirs, whatever and then the tax kicks in. next year, that drops to $1 million and the rate goes from 35% to 55%. if you have a large estate, this is a huge amount of money. what's happening is you have all these wealthy families transferring millions, billions...
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rbc says that's a good sign for the stock. >> and give a shout out to our friend, bob. what is he doing with this? usg. >> another rbc call. bob wp good for this show. raising usg to 35 bucks and putting this in his firm's top pick groups. sees 10% jump in board sales. home improvement trends tend to get bet are. they will make more money on each wall board. >> i cannot get through each day without at least six cups of coffee, which is good for a company like there, caribou. >> i have to say it is my favorite coffee. but they are gone now. because privately held german company is buying caribou. interestingly enough, they coupled and bought peet's coffee. they are becoming a german starbucks competitor. if you own caribou off toy stib this morning, congratulations. cutting price target to 675 to 575, this is despite report that apple sold more than 2 million iphone 5s in three days in china. remember all of the lines, everybody freaked out. didn't matter. they had lottery ticket. still sold iphones in china eye poen is 51% of apple's total revenue. you cannot understate
rbc says that's a good sign for the stock. >> and give a shout out to our friend, bob. what is he doing with this? usg. >> another rbc call. bob wp good for this show. raising usg to 35 bucks and putting this in his firm's top pick groups. sees 10% jump in board sales. home improvement trends tend to get bet are. they will make more money on each wall board. >> i cannot get through each day without at least six cups of coffee, which is good for a company like there, caribou....
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bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> to chew on this we bring in our pam. heather and interesting our congressmen, at least one of them, wanted to know why the republican party is going through this plan b exercise. that was conservative house member jim jordan. why are they going through this? >> well, one alterly sympathizes with his point of view. he had great legislation. tried to bring it up again in a current form. the reason that they're going through it is that the republican party has essentially two pieces. it has the highly conservative fisk fisk cale fisca
bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of...
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i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >> 17 days until the fiscal cliff. a key republican lawmaker, congressman kathy mcmorris rogers talking about whether her party would be willing to raise taxes if democrats agreed to serious spending cuts. also, are we on the verge of a market meltdown if a deal is not reached in a timely manner. we'll look at both sides of that issue and we'll hear from somebody who says the biggest trouble facing the fed right now is congress, not the fiscal cliff. maria and i will see you at the top of the hour for the the last hour of the trading day. >>> let's get you up to date on the horrific breaking news in connecticut. at least 18 children shot and killed according to reports. let's get more. bertha, tell us about the latest that we know. >> nbc news today officials have confirmed to them the name of the alleged gunman is 24-year-old ryan lanza, a connecticut man. those officials tell nbc news that he apparently had targeted his mother who works at the connecticut elementary school. sandy hook in newtown, connecticut, and had
i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >> 17 days until the fiscal cliff. a key republican lawmaker, congressman kathy mcmorris rogers talking about whether her party would be willing to raise taxes if democrats agreed to serious spending cuts. also, are we on the verge of a market meltdown if a deal is not reached in a timely manner. we'll look at both sides of that issue and we'll hear from somebody who says the biggest trouble facing the fed right now is congress, not the fiscal cliff....
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bob pisani is here on the floor of the nyse, steady as she goes, caught in the narrow range today. >> sectors either side of positive or negative, a few individual groups are meeting, i want to highlight, a lot of questions about the retailers. historic high yesterday a number very weak. a lot of questions on gap. the reason gap is down is made some very cautious comments on gap, citing competition concerns, specifically talked about kohl's high inventory level that might cause them to be aggressive with promotions. weather unseasonably warm, not good for apparel. consumers hesitant. dashed.came out cutting guidance, own red lobster, cited consumers out there. playing in with the slight consumer slow down trend, see the notable restaurants down three 3, 4 or 5%. finally, sue, the bank index dropped here today and i can telling you the reason for that one today. elizabeth warren named the senate banking committee. ms. warren is a leading supporter of being very aggressive on banking regulation. the minute we sort of got confirmation of that, see the bank stocks moving to the down side
bob pisani is here on the floor of the nyse, steady as she goes, caught in the narrow range today. >> sectors either side of positive or negative, a few individual groups are meeting, i want to highlight, a lot of questions about the retailers. historic high yesterday a number very weak. a lot of questions on gap. the reason gap is down is made some very cautious comments on gap, citing competition concerns, specifically talked about kohl's high inventory level that might cause them to be...
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let's get straight down to bob on that deal in which you are standing. feels like a young tech upstart here getting hands on what, 200-year-old icon of american capitalism. most people are realists and recognize this is good deal for shareholders as well as companies diversified now. i've gotten questions about why it is 33.13 is the deal, why is it trading at 32. that's less than five percent december count. i don't think that is unreasonable at all. here are other exchanges. ice, this is interesting. down just fractionally here. indication of the strength of that particular deal. i want to show you charles schumer's comment. he just came out with a comment on that deal. they get his blessing, by the way, they are assuring me they are keeping the floor open. also keeping the stock exchange name and brand. they will keep the name as a subsidiary but mandy, we don't know what the official company name will be. we don't know if nyse will be in the title. if they just call it global exchange, i think that's a real sign that down the road they might want to
let's get straight down to bob on that deal in which you are standing. feels like a young tech upstart here getting hands on what, 200-year-old icon of american capitalism. most people are realists and recognize this is good deal for shareholders as well as companies diversified now. i've gotten questions about why it is 33.13 is the deal, why is it trading at 32. that's less than five percent december count. i don't think that is unreasonable at all. here are other exchanges. ice, this is...
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bob pisani told us on "street signs" how home builders are 2012 strongest index. the question, does that signal a housing rebound? let's bring in president and ceo of team investments. great to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> what do you think? we've had a pretty good rebound and stocks going gang busters, how much more can we eke out. >> nobody will see a boom. we'll see a lot of short sales. banks are realizing they make more money short selling than for clothesing so we'll see a lot of short sales. a lot of traditional sales. as the market rises, those people that couldn't sell are going to be able to sell. those are two really good signs. we're going to see interest rates stay low for the first half. >> they will stay low but can we take advantage of it. i applied for refi, i pay bills on time, i still haven't closed, so long to get documentation done. >> i think that's why we'll see them stay low through the first half. what they really need to do is raise those rates a hair and lower criteria for lending. we need to see that happen. >> if you needed
bob pisani told us on "street signs" how home builders are 2012 strongest index. the question, does that signal a housing rebound? let's bring in president and ceo of team investments. great to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> what do you think? we've had a pretty good rebound and stocks going gang busters, how much more can we eke out. >> nobody will see a boom. we'll see a lot of short sales. banks are realizing they make more money short selling than for...
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right now to weigh in on cnbc contribute richard bernstein and jeff tanose of jpmorgan and our own bob pisani. gentlemen, thanks for joining us. rich, what do you think about fundamentals going into 2013, corporate sector, economics? >> i'm actually quite bullish about 2013. i think we're going to start getting, as the year goes on, easier comparisons for corporate profits. the corporate sector as we know is loaded for cash. i think when we get beyond this uncertainty and corporations have more certainty, i think we're going to see an m & a wave because they have underinvestmented for the future by hoarding all the cash so i think they will have to buy growth so i think 2013 could be a very good career. >> what do you think, joe? >> i agree. everything we've been dealing with the past year has been the uncertainty. is it europe, the election? is it the fiscal cliff, but as you go through those one by one, the election is now behind us. i do believe we'll have a resolution on the fiscal cliff and if you look at europe, the ecb put a gigantic band-aid on this so next year will be a big y
right now to weigh in on cnbc contribute richard bernstein and jeff tanose of jpmorgan and our own bob pisani. gentlemen, thanks for joining us. rich, what do you think about fundamentals going into 2013, corporate sector, economics? >> i'm actually quite bullish about 2013. i think we're going to start getting, as the year goes on, easier comparisons for corporate profits. the corporate sector as we know is loaded for cash. i think when we get beyond this uncertainty and corporations...
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we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> today it's five days after the tragic newtown shootings temperature senator j. rockefeller entered a bill to study the impact of violent video games on children. if you're wondering why people might want to blame video games, this commercial might help explain. take a look. here now is lars larsen, nationally syndicated radio talk show host. this isn't new, lars, with video games. i was just trying to figure out some math and this is not directly, this isn't a scientific study. but i think they sold like 100 million copies and this who ahoc thing that has all of us -- we still haven't recovered, it's just awful what happened obviously. a hundred million, can you say it's happened once, twice, ten times, if you were to check cell phone users to brain tumors and you got ten out of 100 million, you'd immediately say that study makes absolutely no sense, there's no correlation whatsoever. why in this case do we need to study to make sure it's not the video games that are causi
we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> today it's five days after the tragic newtown shootings temperature senator j. rockefeller entered a bill to study the impact of violent video games on children. if you're wondering why people might want to blame video games, this commercial might help explain. take a look. here now is lars larsen, nationally syndicated radio talk show host. this isn't new, lars, with video games. i was just trying to figure out some math and this is not directly, this...
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done here on the floor of the new york stock exchange, bob is here once again. we are held hostage to washington and it is a friday and as you mentioned, the witch going on today. very heavy volume. this is a dangerous market for a lot of investors today. >> yeah. right now the risk is do the down side. unfortunately, the reid, pelosi, mcconnell, dualing pressers, added nothing to the information flow. and unfortunately, didn't do much for the dow or the overall markes to the lift them off of their lows. take a look at dow industrials. big problem is we broke below early morning lows at about 11:30. that's not a good sign. because traders who buy in, trying to trade around the low positions of the day see that, and it makes them much more nervous. hard for us to lift in the middle of the day. take a look at major sectors of big movers recently in the bank stocks and all of the home building stocks, the ones down the most. and of course, the havens, dollar and gold are up today. believe it or not, we hit the highest levels in the vicks. sue? >> thank you. >>> up
done here on the floor of the new york stock exchange, bob is here once again. we are held hostage to washington and it is a friday and as you mentioned, the witch going on today. very heavy volume. this is a dangerous market for a lot of investors today. >> yeah. right now the risk is do the down side. unfortunately, the reid, pelosi, mcconnell, dualing pressers, added nothing to the information flow. and unfortunately, didn't do much for the dow or the overall markes to the lift them...
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he agree with bob here. absolutely. the central banker was the person of the year, same way the personal computer was years ago and you were, you know, as they put up a mirror, the most influential people this year were central bankers from japan to the united states to europe to mark carnie pulled out of canada to be uk central banker. that's the big story. >> my people of the year would have been the teachers and students of sandy hook elementary. i think they have changed america forever. sue? >> i second that one, ty. >>> coming up, kayla with a very interesting app from bank of america. >> it is like the ghost of christmas future and we are all ebenezer scrooge. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropiu
he agree with bob here. absolutely. the central banker was the person of the year, same way the personal computer was years ago and you were, you know, as they put up a mirror, the most influential people this year were central bankers from japan to the united states to europe to mark carnie pulled out of canada to be uk central banker. that's the big story. >> my people of the year would have been the teachers and students of sandy hook elementary. i think they have changed america...
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don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. so why exactly should that be of any interest to you? well, in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. like the transatlantic cable that connected continents. and the panama canal that made our world a smaller place. we supported the marshall plan that helped europe regain its strength. and pioneered the atm, so you can get cash when you want it. it's been our privilege to back ideas like these, and the leaders behind them. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping people and their ideas
don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. so why exactly should that be of any interest to you? well, in that time...
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bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. just a few minutes before we close out session, the volatility index is up better that be 10%. take a look. what does this tell you in the investor we bring into the conversation right now michael pento along with brian beleskey from bmo capital market. thanks so much for joining us. michael, what's your take on this volatility index? >> it's been a lousy investment. you can't buy volatility,
bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores....
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i'm bob simon. in this edition, we examine two very different kinds of fraud. bernie madoff's wife and surviving son break their silence about wall street's most infamous criminal. and later, we visit a high school con man who figured the best way to make the grade was to cheat the s.a.t.s but first, in december 2008, bernie madoff confessed to running a $65-billion ponzi scheme, the largest financial fraud in history. while madoff is serving 150 years in prison, his family had to deal with the consequences of his crimes. his wife ruth divested of most of her great wealth and derided by a suspicious world. their son mark dead, driven to suicide by shame and accusations of guilt. their other son andrew isolated, trying to live with the disgrace. are they innocent or willing partners? in october of 2011, ruth and andrew gave their first interview since bernie madoff's arrest. they sat down with morley safer to speak out about crime, punishment, and the shame of being a madoff. >> it's a tough name to live with. >> it sure is. >> ruth madoff. you feel the shame? >
i'm bob simon. in this edition, we examine two very different kinds of fraud. bernie madoff's wife and surviving son break their silence about wall street's most infamous criminal. and later, we visit a high school con man who figured the best way to make the grade was to cheat the s.a.t.s but first, in december 2008, bernie madoff confessed to running a $65-billion ponzi scheme, the largest financial fraud in history. while madoff is serving 150 years in prison, his family had to deal with the...
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let's get out to bob pisani. so much for december being a good month for stocks. >> well, we're just starting out but the big story i think is that no progress on the fiscal cliff. it is not bothering stocks yet. it will soon but as of today it is not. instead it was the rather poor i scht m number that came out, lowest since july 2009. just off the lows for the day. i think the important thing is if you look at sectors here, transports, materials, all the risk-on trades, industrials, all to the downside. getting a modest up side from technology stocks as dell got an upgrade today. >>> finally i just want to point out, another day gold is up, gold stocks are to the downside. this has been going on for a long time. take a look here. there's gold for the year. there's gold stocks. look at this underperformance for gold stocks. this has been happening because people more and more are putting money when they want to be in gold and inflation into the gold directly rather than the gold stocks. again this has been a tre
let's get out to bob pisani. so much for december being a good month for stocks. >> well, we're just starting out but the big story i think is that no progress on the fiscal cliff. it is not bothering stocks yet. it will soon but as of today it is not. instead it was the rather poor i scht m number that came out, lowest since july 2009. just off the lows for the day. i think the important thing is if you look at sectors here, transports, materials, all the risk-on trades, industrials, all...
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. >>> let's check with mary thompson, on the floor in for bob pisani today. >> weakness across the board. weakness in the nasdaq, down about 20 points. the dow lost in early trade. a little more modest in the s&p, down 4.25%. traders saying the fiscal cliff headlines will continue to dictate trading. and here there was a little reaction in the futures market ahead of today's opening bell on the data and the better than expected production numbers. overseas, last night we did have some more bad news out of japan with business sentiment there weakening. as melissa was mentioning earlier, positive news on the manufacturing front in china. that's giving a lift, as she pointed out, to a number of mining stocks. while it's also giving a lift to energy, or to oil prices this morning, i should point out, some of the big name oil companies were a little bit lower in early trading, again, those being exxon as well as chevron. the traders said the bid in the market remains strong despite concerns about the fiscal cliff in large part because the investors remain positive going into 2013. this is the
. >>> let's check with mary thompson, on the floor in for bob pisani today. >> weakness across the board. weakness in the nasdaq, down about 20 points. the dow lost in early trade. a little more modest in the s&p, down 4.25%. traders saying the fiscal cliff headlines will continue to dictate trading. and here there was a little reaction in the futures market ahead of today's opening bell on the data and the better than expected production numbers. overseas, last night we did...
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it's like what bob pisani said. this is just what the traders wanted. okay i'm done, you go. >> let me quiz for you for a second. if they were so concerned about this imbalance, which ostensibly is about the inability of the u.s. government to pay its bills, why aren't they selling the very paper they appear to be buying with abandon? >> because they would like to continue to contribute tax revenues to the ever-growing deficit and money. >> need for employee -- >> but agreement to making money are two different things. >> talk to the guys behind you and find out if they so think the u.s. is -- >> -- exchange guys. these are foreign exchange guys. >> get into the other pit there. go take a walk and come back. i don't get it. if they so think we're out of whack why aren't they selling? >> come over here anthony. all right. hold on. i'll translate. give me the question. >> here's the question. >> steve liesman has a question. >> if the u.s. fiscal situation is so out of balance, if the country is so bankrupt, why isn't he selling paper? why is everybody ou
it's like what bob pisani said. this is just what the traders wanted. okay i'm done, you go. >> let me quiz for you for a second. if they were so concerned about this imbalance, which ostensibly is about the inability of the u.s. government to pay its bills, why aren't they selling the very paper they appear to be buying with abandon? >> because they would like to continue to contribute tax revenues to the ever-growing deficit and money. >> need for employee -- >> but...
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our guest host for the hour is bob doll. and bob, i was just looking through the "usa today" money section. you're on the cover of it. >> i see. >> in the investment roundtable section. it says here that the biggest issue, biggest deciding factor for how the next year is in terms of market is going to be washington? >> politics is the biggest risk. absent that risk there's some good things happening. but that risk can trump everything if they make the wrong move back to an earlier conversation. >> we speak with michelle meyer in the last hour and she's really concerned that no matter what happens, because you're going to see some sort of a deal it's going to mean some austerity. that very likely is going to cut into the consumer. if you don't have the businesses stepping back up in terms of investment is that going to be the vicious cycle that kind of kicks in? >> yeah, we need corporations to step up back to this uncertainty. if we get a little less unstirn, some of that cash needs to be put to work. consumers aren't going
our guest host for the hour is bob doll. and bob, i was just looking through the "usa today" money section. you're on the cover of it. >> i see. >> in the investment roundtable section. it says here that the biggest issue, biggest deciding factor for how the next year is in terms of market is going to be washington? >> politics is the biggest risk. absent that risk there's some good things happening. but that risk can trump everything if they make the wrong move back...
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>> saks hasn't reinvested since they add true merchant and martin in the early 90s, then went on bob to do current trend turn around. but leaving saks stripped of cash and the company is making very little money, to jan's point, compared to nordstroms. >> and rosemary bravo, it hasn't been strong since she left. >> we know you like nordstrom over saks. does that make saks a bad company or just not as good as nordstrom. >> i think since they are so concentrated, so east coast, nordstrom's isn't. they can sell product all over america. >> seattle-based company too. >> seattle-based. saks is new york base end continues to be. it needs a broader appeal. and it needs to get rid of more bad stores to drive up that profitability per dollar of sales. >> the bottom line is nordstrom, nordstrom, nordstrom. >> didn't even get my boxing gloves on. >> didn't even need the boxing gloves. >> can't make 44 cents a share and have nordstrom make 3.44 a share and come close. that's what stacey and jan said. >> saks has been outperforming nordstroms for the last month, last two months, so they are doing
>> saks hasn't reinvested since they add true merchant and martin in the early 90s, then went on bob to do current trend turn around. but leaving saks stripped of cash and the company is making very little money, to jan's point, compared to nordstroms. >> and rosemary bravo, it hasn't been strong since she left. >> we know you like nordstrom over saks. does that make saks a bad company or just not as good as nordstrom. >> i think since they are so concentrated, so east...
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this is what bob sounds like today. >> this is a different exchange here. >> not doing your imitation of david? >> what do you think that the seasonal factors are a major reason why the markets are holding up so well? if you look at the havens, gold, treasuries, for example, the dollar, there's no sign of panic in the haven. >> silver is down. you've seen a little bit of a lift in the vix, closer to 20. that's not bad, a normalization type of thing. treasuries have sold off a little bit. that means the patient is leaving the hospital. the patient was on intensive care earlier in the year back in june. the biggest day of the year was june 19th. that's the day of the second greek election when that guy came in who did not take them out of euro to. meet biggest things that happened this year were things that didn't happen. no greece exit, no china hard landing and no u.s. slipping into a recession. therefore, the market has been able to lift. >> the last thing that may not happen is the fiscal cliff resolution, too. that could throw an iron in the fire. we've all got to be mindful of the
this is what bob sounds like today. >> this is a different exchange here. >> not doing your imitation of david? >> what do you think that the seasonal factors are a major reason why the markets are holding up so well? if you look at the havens, gold, treasuries, for example, the dollar, there's no sign of panic in the haven. >> silver is down. you've seen a little bit of a lift in the vix, closer to 20. that's not bad, a normalization type of thing. treasuries have sold...
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we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> shares of toll brothers are rising beating estimates helped by a jump in signed contracts and a drop in cancellation rates. every metric in this report came out gangbusters and the ceo cited this upswing in momentum that began in the first quarter of this year. they say next signed contracts increased quarter by quarter. 45%, 51%, 66% and 75%. now that's a case for momentum sustained here. >> the question is auto. obviously tremendous demand. home tremendous demand. can these do well even if we go over the cliff. momentum here was so amazing. we all know if they go over the cliff, payroll tax, you'll see less in your check. this toll brothers, you buy $500,000 houses. people are buying them like they haven't in five years, six years. >> a comment on five weeks into their first quarter, net signed contracts up 34%. for the previous quarter, a quarter over quarter, up 60%. at some point these numbers are going to flatten out, right? >> yes. we had a tremendous contraction in
we did, bob. we did. got it. >>> shares of toll brothers are rising beating estimates helped by a jump in signed contracts and a drop in cancellation rates. every metric in this report came out gangbusters and the ceo cited this upswing in momentum that began in the first quarter of this year. they say next signed contracts increased quarter by quarter. 45%, 51%, 66% and 75%. now that's a case for momentum sustained here. >> the question is auto. obviously tremendous demand. home...
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it looks as if the street is expecting some kind of deal, but as bob pisani's been saying, i'm wonder if it's a bite rumor and sell the fact situation. >> more negative now than when i came down here. >> that's not very encouraging. where's the hope "closing bell" is next. >> a government fractured, a market paralyze. a call to action our markets careen towards the sharp edge of the fiscal cliff. we've is asked our politicians to seem compromise and find a solution. the clock is ticking down. the stakes are getting higher. now we're turning up the pressure. this is a cnbc special report, "mission critical, rise above d.c." >> and we do welcome you to "closing bell." i'm bill griffith here at the new york stock exchange. hey, maria. >> hey there, bill. big rally where you are. i'm bartiromo coming today from the white house for our special coverage. stocks rallying on the on the missile that perhaps we are nearing a fiscal cliff deal. coming up we'll, find out from key lawmakers in the fiscal cliff negotiations how we can actually get a deal done before the deadline. representative chr
it looks as if the street is expecting some kind of deal, but as bob pisani's been saying, i'm wonder if it's a bite rumor and sell the fact situation. >> more negative now than when i came down here. >> that's not very encouraging. where's the hope "closing bell" is next. >> a government fractured, a market paralyze. a call to action our markets careen towards the sharp edge of the fiscal cliff. we've is asked our politicians to seem compromise and find a solution....
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bob just talked about it. you can debate whether the ministry of defense and bank of japan are at odds with each other. carl, back to you. >> rick, thank you so much for that. rick santelli in chicago. i want to get to washington with some of the latest headlines regarding speaker boehner and what eamon is referring to as plan b. >> what we know is the speaker is in the basement of the capital building here right now, meeting with republican lawmakers to brief them on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiation, and what a gop leadership aide is now telling news news is the speaker is now prepared to offer what he's calling a plan b, or a modified plan b in which we don't do the grand big deal that the president and speaker of the negotiating on, but instead do something much smaller that would eliminate the pending tax increases for all americans, the speaker saying that he would like to have some kind of a deal, a modified scaled-down proposal now that would eliminate those for as many people as he can. the d
bob just talked about it. you can debate whether the ministry of defense and bank of japan are at odds with each other. carl, back to you. >> rick, thank you so much for that. rick santelli in chicago. i want to get to washington with some of the latest headlines regarding speaker boehner and what eamon is referring to as plan b. >> what we know is the speaker is in the basement of the capital building here right now, meeting with republican lawmakers to brief them on the status of...
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thanks, bob. bob pisani. >>> verisign getting a lift today, mary thompson is at hq. >> a turn around for the stock that fell last week. the reason, the government did renew its contract, allowing it to keep its status as the internet registry. the concern was that the government wasn't going to allow for any price increases for verisign. that's why the stock pulled back. in the wake of the number, reassessing the situation, the company on track for good revenue growth and as a result we have seen a turn-around in today's session, up more than 6%. back to you. >> ocekay, thanks mary. >>> fitch is out with its latest ratings on u.s. states. we have a look at which ones face the biggest threat from the fiscal cliff. >>> later, if you own a car but never drive it, you might be able to make some money off it. ashton kutcher and marissa mayer are backing the start up. the ceo of get-around is coming up. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 ye
thanks, bob. bob pisani. >>> verisign getting a lift today, mary thompson is at hq. >> a turn around for the stock that fell last week. the reason, the government did renew its contract, allowing it to keep its status as the internet registry. the concern was that the government wasn't going to allow for any price increases for verisign. that's why the stock pulled back. in the wake of the number, reassessing the situation, the company on track for good revenue growth and as a...
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thanks, bob. see you later. >>> something called a wealth management product has gone bust in china, making headlines across the country and leading to protests outside a bank in shanghai. is this the canary in the coal mine for a chinese banking crisis? our michelle michelle caruso-cabrera is here with more. >> we're absolutely raising a red flag about a potential blowup within the chinese banking system. a financial product sold to investors in shanghai last year which was supposed to pay interest between 11% and 13% in one year, when it came due in late november, investors got zero, nothing. they lost both principle and interest. $22.5 million worth in total. the money was supposed to be invested in a pawnshop, two car dealershi dealerships, and entertainment venue. the investors who claimed they were told the product was risk free protested in front of the bank for days. those protests made headlines across the country. analysts believe this is the first time this type of product known as a we
thanks, bob. see you later. >>> something called a wealth management product has gone bust in china, making headlines across the country and leading to protests outside a bank in shanghai. is this the canary in the coal mine for a chinese banking crisis? our michelle michelle caruso-cabrera is here with more. >> we're absolutely raising a red flag about a potential blowup within the chinese banking system. a financial product sold to investors in shanghai last year which was...
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we had senator bob corker on earlier who took issue with that. he said, that may be movement, but a deal is still a long way off. we just spoke with senator kent conrad who said this is the makings of a teal from here. a lot of questions of how to characterize what we're hearing from the two sides overnight. the street is still going to be watching that. "the new york times" reports the final settlement is likely to be close to the $870 million set aside by the company. the criminal case deals with an investigation related to sales of two anemia drugs. most of the ten whistleblowers are expected to be unsealed for the first time today. >> coming up, our guest host this morning has been larry lindsay. we'll give him the last word when "squawk box" returns. tomorrow, we'll talk the markets, the economy and fiscal cliff and more. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can
we had senator bob corker on earlier who took issue with that. he said, that may be movement, but a deal is still a long way off. we just spoke with senator kent conrad who said this is the makings of a teal from here. a lot of questions of how to characterize what we're hearing from the two sides overnight. the street is still going to be watching that. "the new york times" reports the final settlement is likely to be close to the $870 million set aside by the company. the criminal...
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i don't think that we want to have a movie someday called the road to the weimar republic because bob hope was in the old movies. there's no hope in that new movie and i think this issue really has to be discussed. now i understand there's issues about compromise and everybody has heard that the president and the democrats won the white house. i understand that but the debt ceiling is a serious issue. as nasty as it might be and credit ratings might change based on the dynamics of how this perpetuates itself when we hit the debt ceiling probably in the next eight to nine weeks but truly congress has to have some say-so in this and the people that put those people in congress have huge opinions and finally, i say less m&a on the government side and yes, i'm not talking about mergers and acquisitions, i'm talking about our money addiction. carl? back to you. >> jim, on demint, what does it mean for the party, can he be more powerful outside the senate than inside? >> i think mr. demint is the perfect guy to run the foundation. when we talk tea party there isn't a bona fide leader, it's
i don't think that we want to have a movie someday called the road to the weimar republic because bob hope was in the old movies. there's no hope in that new movie and i think this issue really has to be discussed. now i understand there's issues about compromise and everybody has heard that the president and the democrats won the white house. i understand that but the debt ceiling is a serious issue. as nasty as it might be and credit ratings might change based on the dynamics of how this...
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>> bob, these are very good numbers. again, a clear indication that we are in the early stage of a housing recovery. they are very, very strong numbers. >> particular lynn ceased with the increases home but study home price. still something like 10 million homes under water, they have more on the mortgage than the home is worth, but this has got to be very helpful. eventually the 10 million homes come down, continue to see the price increases. is that correct? >> that's correct. in fact, in core logic, a data service for real estate, in their september report, they indicated a 5% increase in sales price would relieve 2 million homeowners of that negative equity position. presumably, those 2 million home owners can come back into the market as inventory, indicated by danni idiana, a natural part correction process earthquake not a surprise to us. demand is outstripping supply and price is responding to that. so, this is as it should be if you are in early stage recovery which we strongly r. >>> a modest rise in prices, ri
>> bob, these are very good numbers. again, a clear indication that we are in the early stage of a housing recovery. they are very, very strong numbers. >> particular lynn ceased with the increases home but study home price. still something like 10 million homes under water, they have more on the mortgage than the home is worth, but this has got to be very helpful. eventually the 10 million homes come down, continue to see the price increases. is that correct? >> that's...
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we did, bob. we did. got it. made a retirement plan, they considered all her assets, even those held elsewhere, giving her the confidence to pursue all her goals. when you want a financial advisor who sees the whole picture, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. >>> as we give you a market check on this new york stock exchange. a lot of the monitors are on news channels covering the shooting in connecticut, the industrials down 4.5% at 13,166. the s&p 500 basically flat at 1416. the nasdaq composite down 14 points as apple continues to slide just a little bit. there's some of the new york stock exchange activities including one stock of great note today. best buy, david favor reporting that the company has given
we did, bob. we did. got it. made a retirement plan, they considered all her assets, even those held elsewhere, giving her the confidence to pursue all her goals. when you want a financial advisor who sees the whole picture, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. >>> as we give you a market check on this new york stock exchange. a lot of the monitors are on news channels covering the shooting in connecticut, the industrials down 4.5% at 13,166. the s&p 500 basically flat at 1416. the...
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i have the exact guest we need today, tennessee senator bob corker. welcome, bob corker. i want to start out with a little bit here, know your players. when i go to a game i buy a program so you know the players. but misrepresenting the outcome of the election, listen, the president, more on social issues, the people of this country are concerned about deficits too. there was no mistake the power still remains to the fiscal conservatives in the house. by dismissing the fact that when you spend $3.8 trillion and it results in going to be four years running of over $1 trillion deficits, to talk about $70 billion of savings or deficit reduction by taxing the upper 2%, the 7% nonsolution, well, they didn't take them serious. the media spins it and this is what happens. i'm not surprised by the vote, senator. are you? >> republicans are unified wanting to reduce spending and especially focus on entitlement reform. so it is amazing, rick, in a country as great as ours where every developed country in the world knows our greatest threat is solvency, fiscal solvency, that we have
i have the exact guest we need today, tennessee senator bob corker. welcome, bob corker. i want to start out with a little bit here, know your players. when i go to a game i buy a program so you know the players. but misrepresenting the outcome of the election, listen, the president, more on social issues, the people of this country are concerned about deficits too. there was no mistake the power still remains to the fiscal conservatives in the house. by dismissing the fact that when you spend...
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and then we were joined by bob corker and bob conrad. corker said we need to focus more on entitlements now, and he will not sign any package that doesn't deal with entitlements at this point. conrad said more, not less, should be included in some sort of a big deal. by big deal, he means over $4 trillion. we are now just 20 days away from the fiscal cliff deadline. we continue to bring both sides of the aisle to sit down together. congressman sander levin is a ranking member of the house ways and means committee. and a republican from new jersey, the vice chairman of the house budget committee and a member of the house financial services committee. gentlemen, thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> we just sat down with senators conrad and corker. they seem to agree on a lot of areas. one of those areas is they think we need to negotiate up from this point, not down from this point and cut some sort of a deal that is 4 trillion or greater when you add up the tax increases. congressman levin, would you agree with that, going up n
and then we were joined by bob corker and bob conrad. corker said we need to focus more on entitlements now, and he will not sign any package that doesn't deal with entitlements at this point. conrad said more, not less, should be included in some sort of a big deal. by big deal, he means over $4 trillion. we are now just 20 days away from the fiscal cliff deadline. we continue to bring both sides of the aisle to sit down together. congressman sander levin is a ranking member of the house ways...